Reds first baseman ready to test repaired knee

7:35 AM,
Feb. 16, 2013

Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) warms up before a game in last year's playoffs. Votto is healthy for 2013.

Written by

John Fay
Cincinnati Enquirer

Joey Votto seemed to do it just to show he could. Toward the end of his first batting practice session of spring, Votto turned on a pitch and set it on high arc. It cleared the 20-foot high fence in right field easily and landed in the desert.

Votto is happy with the way his surgically repaired left knee is doing feels, but he knows the proof will be in the power.

"The test will be on the field," he said. "I've got to hit that first home run and everyone will relax." ...